Which of the following is not a major form of treatment to help alleviate or cure the symptoms of psychological disorders?

biological

psychological

integrative

educational

educational

______ were among the first pharmaceuticals used to treat depression.

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of which class of drug?

traditional antipsychotics

Which of the following statements istrue?

ECT more likely to treat schizophrenia than TMS

TMS has a long history of use, and researchers know magnetic stimulation is optimal and for what length of time

ECT has serious side effects, such as destruction of brain tissue and memory loss

TMS can be used with mild depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ECT has some serious side effects, such as destruction of brain tissue and memory loss.

A contemporary version of psychoanalytic therapy that focuses more on symptom relief rather than major personality change is known as

psychodynamic therapy.

What type of therapy is the original form of “talk therapy”?

psychoanalytic therapy

Which theorist developed client-centered therapy?

Carl Rogers

The goal of unconditional positive regard is to create an atmosphere in which clients...

can communicate their feelings with certainty that they are being understood rather than judged.

Max is in a substance abuse treatment program. Every time he presents a clean urine sample, he gets a token. After he gets two tokens, he can trade it in for some groceries or paper products (usually considered luxury items on his budget) in the center’s “store.” This is an example of....

a token economy.

Which approach to therapy focuses on the early stages of psychosexual development to provide insight into understanding the causes of a person’s disorder?

Psychodynamic

Amelia often treats her depressed clients with drug therapy in hopes of adjusting the levels of serotonin in the brain. Amelia was most likely trained in the _________ perspective.

Medical

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Identifying irrational thoughts and challenging these thoughts is one goal of _________ therapists.

Cognitive

Dr. Jones often uses the principles of learning theory when treating his clients. Dr. Jones is relying on which type of therapy?

Behavioral

True for most therapists’ approach to therapy?

-Find cognitive therapies to be highly ineffective

-Tend to rely on behavioral therapy with all types of disorders

-Take an eclectic approach to therapy, relying on a variety of techniques from multiple orientations

-Unanimously agree that medical therapies are the most effective in treating psychological disorders.

-Take an eclectic approach to therapy, relying on a variety of techniques from multiple orientations

An irrational, persistent fear of an object, activity, or situation is called a(n)______________

phobia

Systematic desensitization is based on what theory of learning?

Classical Conditioning

A typical anxiety hierarchy for a person afraid of flying might consist of...

a first step of looking at pictures of a plane in a book.

Systematic desensitization pairs...

anxiety-inducing stimuli with relaxation activities.

Research on systematic desensitization has demonstrated that...

it is quite effective in the treatment of phobias.

A therapist is working with a client who is known to be a pathological liar. Which of the following skills is the most likely to be the focus of therapy?

self-examination

emotional regulation

neither

both

emotional regulation

______ are a number of new therapies that make use of technology or the Internet to complement current therapies or make psychotherapeutic techniques available to people who might otherwise not have access to it or seek it out.

Technology-based therapies

Which of the following disorders has virtual reality therapy been used to treat?

antisocial personality disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

schizophrenia

dissociative disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

Which of the following online environments has been successfully used in “avatar therapy”?

World of Warcraft

Second Life

Facebook

Twitter

Second Life

About avatar therapy istrue?

-It is an “unsafe” form of therapy because anyone could hear what you say to another person online

-It is so much like a game that clients do not know that they are in therapy

-It is a useful therapy for individuals who avoid therapy because they have difficulty leaving the house or going to new places

-It is a form of therapy that can be used with anyone and can work effectively for any mental illness.

It is a useful therapy for individuals who avoid therapy because they have difficulty leaving the house or going to new places

There is evidence that electronic distribution of therapeutic techniques can be successful with certain

types of anxiety symptoms

levels of panic disorder

both A and B

neither A nor B

both

In online environments, your alter ego is also known as your..

avatar

About combined treatments istrue?

-Combined treatments will work worse than drugs or psychotherapy alone

-There is no change in a client’s functioning when combined treatments are use

-Combined treatments might work better than drugs or psychotherapy alone

-It's impossible to tell if drugs or the therapy that is contributing to a client’s improvement, so we don’t know if combined treatments are working.

Combined treatments might work better than drugs or psychotherapy alone

______ is an integrative treatment program that combines cognitive–behavioral therapy with the imagined exposure form of systematic desensitization and relaxation.

Prolonged exposure therapy

The eclectic approach to therapy is also known as

integrative therapy.

Dr. Stephens has a client who has a simple phobia. Dr. Stephens has chosen to use systematic desensitization. Another one of his clients has schizophrenia. He has referred this client to a psychiatrist to get her started on atypical antipsychotics. What forms of therapy would best characterize Dr. Stephens’s approach to his clients?

integrative therapy

Dialectical behavior therapy was a program developed for the treatment of...

borderline personality disorder

______ are medical doctors who can prescribe medications and often treat the most severe psychological disorders.

Psychiatrists

Which statement isfalse?

-Before you select a therapist, make sure that the individual is licensed and in good standing

-Once individuals have earned their primary degree (for example, MD, PhD, MSW), they are qualified to practice their specialty

-Each state has its own regulatory board and can tell you whether complaints have been filed against a therapist.

Once individuals have earned their primary degree (for example, MD, PhD, MSW), they are qualified to practice their specialty